Crossed Paths
An interactive wood installation
“Hello Wood” USA Pilot
As an industrial design student at RIT, I was asked to join students from RIT’s Industrial Design (BFA and MFA), Interior Design, Master of Architecture programs to spend four days conceptualizing, planning and constructing a large-scale wood installation, “Crossed Path.” as part of a pilot event called Hello Wood USA at Bethel Woods, the site of the historic 1969 Woodstock music festival.
The project was based on Hello Wood, a global initiative that promotes sustainable design and the exchange of knowledge through the creation of site-specific installations made of woods.
Duration: 4 days
Credits: (ID) Evan Murphy, Rob Deane, Shen Liu, Jacqueline Qiu, Richard Yu; (Architecture) Erik Duque, Sinee Tangkij, Jostin Sarmiento, George Ray-Offor; (Interior Design) Samantha Gensler, Maddy Marcus, Robin Rider, Rachel Fiorenza (Mentors) Lara Goulart, Kate Johnson
(Sponsors) Andrew Jacobson, Bethel Woods
The Brief
Construct a large-scale sculpture as part of a pilot event called Hello Wood USA at Bethel Woods, the site of the historic 1969 Woodstock music festival.
The A frame structure allows people to enter from both ends and acts as a funnel for people to meet in the middle as the structure narrows and becomes denser.
Two people can start at opposite ends of the walkway, but once they meet the center there has to be some interaction to pass through to the other side.
The Intention
Encourage physical reconnection
after the pandemic.
The temporary installation was composed in 13 sections made from two-by-fours that were connected with side and top braces.
Construction
